Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Buckingham Reservoir & Red Gates Pond via Mountain Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Buckingham Reservoir & Red Gates Pond via Mountain Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed near Highland Park, CT. The route passes Red Gates Pond before reaching Buckingham Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 399 ft. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 600 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75026, -72.51153
Nearest town Highland Park, CT

Directions

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Buckingham Reservoir & Red Gates Pond via Mountain Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 289–601 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 41.75026, -72.51153

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Red Gates Pond.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Cornholio, heading E.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Mountain Road, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftReach Buckingham Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  36. 100 ftBear right onto Cornholio, heading NW.
  37. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  41. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  42. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  43. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  44. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  45. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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